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Those cans are simply the best i've heard.No 650,no k701,no dt880 are even close.The only sound comparable is the Er4s.
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The ER4S is most similar to the Sony SA5000 though the ER4S is not as good as the SA5000.
The HD600 with the stock HD650 cable is as good as any other HP with stock cable. However, they do have some glare to the tone and glaze over the soundstage, and tend to be lean (these faults attributable to the stock cables). Their good features compensate for these faults.
I rate the headphones this way - all with stock cables:
1. HD600 (best in a top system with a high resolution source and amp, but also can be good in some modest systems).
2. AKG K701 (best in many modest systems where smoothness is needed).
3. SA5000 (best with a top source and amp - can reveal warts in modest systems)
4. HD650 (best in many modest systems where smoothness is needed - better than the HD600 in many modest sytems).
Some people will prefer any one of these over the others - much depends on the system and personal tastes.
The HD600 with Cardas cable has great 3-D imaging, with great inner detail and instrument separation in congested passages, and great resolution of tones with nuances in texture. and is the most tranparent and realistic headphone I have ever experienced (with the Rega Saturn and Bada 12 amp with one EH Gold and two Chinese Shuguang 6SN7 tubes). It puts the HD600 with stock HD650 or HD600 cables to shame - in a top high resolution system, where you can hear the difference.